Evaluation of different visual method used, to enhance communication skills between dental care providers and speech and hearing impaired patients

Abstract

Health-care workers and patients with special needs like hearing-impaired patients should overcome communication barriers that may hinder proper diagnosis and treatment planning.

Visual learning strategies for oral health promotion and treatment interventions in children and adolescents with hearing impairment – A systematic review

“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Furthermore, hearing impairment is a hinderance to effective communication between hearing-impaired patients and health care providers during dental and medical treatment. 3,[10][11][12] Successful communication strategies using non-verbal methods such as visual, auditory or tactile can overcome the communication barriers, with visual strategies being the most common 1,3,5,13 which is the assimilation of information from visual formats. 14 The visual strategies provide a visually rich teaching and a learning environment to people with hearing disabilities 15 and more comfort and confidence among people with HI while communicating with health professionals.…”

“…14 The visual strategies provide a visually rich teaching and a learning environment to people with hearing disabilities 15 and more comfort and confidence among people with HI while communicating with health professionals. 11 The visual learning strategies comprise of sign language, fingerspelling, speech reading, writing, printed material, pictures, slides, videos, films with captions, equipment like overhead projectors, computers and televisions. 15 These strategies help in effective communication skills as well as good interpersonal skills to care for people who are deaf.…”

The need for a Smart Phone Application to Facilitate Communication Between Deaf-Mute and Hearing-Impaired Patients and Dentists

“…Communication barriers should be addressed to ensure a better access for dental care. [ 1 ] Efficient communication is a crucial element for the delivery of care. The healthcare provider might not be aware that ineffective communication can affect the quality of presented care.…”

“…[ 8 ] Communication is key in providing dental care, as lack of communication can hinder diagnosis and treatment efficacy. [ 1 9 ] Deaf people have more severe dental and oral problems compared to healthy individuals. [ 10 ] It is recommended to initiate oral health promotion programs for the deaf to improve their access to dental services.…”

Availability of Dental Services for People With Hearing Impairments: Communication Between Doctor and Patient

“…Дизайн оформлений у вигляді пам'ятки-алгоритму; представлені жести та знаки є максимально зрозумілими для співрозмовників та корисними безпосередньо під час стоматологічного лікування. Остаточний варіант перевірений стоматологами та експертами з мовлення та слуху (терміни, які були складними, важкими для розуміння вилучені або спрощені для зручності використання) (Gupta, L., Jain, P., Mora, L. N., & Mujho, T., 2018).…”